1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Parts Specialist do? |
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 What field is your job in?
transportation
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What is your job title?
Parts Specialist
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I order, collect and deliver parts for Recreational vehicles and tractor trailers. I do alot of computer inventory work
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How long have you been employed in this position?
3 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
50
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Put parts in thier proper bins, collect parts for delivery, Inventory control, Oredder parts, Sell parts to customers
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
34,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
39000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
health insirance, eye, dental, life insurance, 401 K, bonus plans, longterm disabilyt
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Very well compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I work in a large building with a 12 truck bay garage, I work in the warehouse part of this building I work with 12 auto technicians, 2 custoemr service reps and several on the riad diesle technicians. I work by myslef in the parts aprt of the building when not helping techs or customers, I also drive a van to other palces in which to get parts.I totally love my job
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
My work location is about 5 minutes from iu live. It is in a great area and I lvoe working in this building, it is clean and safe
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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7 Work Environment - co-workers
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9 Work Environment - supervisors
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3 Benefits
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6 Hours
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2 Level of responsibility
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4 The actual "work" you do at your job
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5 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
I would say make a good resume Have alot of Parts or truck and recrreational vehicle parts experience or experience in the auto field
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Computer knowledge, auto parts knowledge, be very customer oriented, get along well with others and dont mind getting dirty
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
You need to havee experience in parts
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Learn all you can about your job and company. take course and read about all the functions they do. ALso Iw ould try to learn mor eabout engines and parts for the products this company would offer. Also have a good work ethic and must like people alot
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